New Toys

YouTube via a2sidedcoin
"Just a quick show-off of my new toys: a Zoom RT-123 Drum machine, Peavey Mixer, and a Korg MS2000 Synthesizer (I LOVE this synth!!)"

Brand New Synthesizer Beat by Hollywoodbeats

YouTube via hollywoodbeats
Rob Papen's Albino 3
Rob Papen's Blue
Rob Papen's Predator

ASM-2 (Part 3)

"A little update on the progress on the ASM-2. I nearly finished mounting the components on the PCB that I got so far. I got some wrong components from the local electronics shop though, so this morning I went there to trade some stuff. I turns out that they couldn't deliver all the parts and they supplied me with some replacements for some parts. But not all off them meet the desired types and tolerances. Some they say they just can't get. So I will have to see if I can get them from somewhere else or maybe from Elby Designs."

See the full post on Synth.nl.

Dan McPharlin on the cover of Wallpaper

via Music Thing where you can find a few links.

Weevil 08 by Bugbrand

YouTube via cygnusvideo (btw, thanks for the link! :) )
http://www.bugbrand.co.uk
http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/
http://www.myspace.com/cygnusmusic

DIY Buchla 200e Cabinet

via electro-music.com

"the 'blue' colour is because there's a sticker to protect the aluminum."

physical modeling synthesizer of grand piano - pianoid

YouTube via valerykx
"Audiofanzine video from musikmesse Frankfurt 2008"
Anyone catch the name of the company? Speak Piano ID or Speed Piano ID? I did a search for both and came up dry.

Update via Valerykx in the comments: "Our companies name is pianoID :) News about device you can find here - http://www.pianoid.com/teamblog"
and via retrosynth: http://www.pianoid.com/

Synton Syrinx

images via this auction

"The Synton Syrinx is one of the few analog synths to come out of the Netherlands. It's a monophonic lead synth in the same category as the Minimoog, Arp Odyssey, and Roland SH-7. But the Syrinx is pretty rare, only a few hundred were produced from 1983 through 1984.

Description
Pre-MIDI monophonic analog synthesizer with two oscillators, hard- and soft sync, pulse-width modulation, sub-oscillator, ring modulation, noise source, two LFOs, two ADSR envelopes, formant filter, two parallel bandpass filters with separate resonance controls, 44-note keyboard, and unusual pitchbender. A few keyboardless Syrinxes were manufactured during the 1990s.

Produced
May 1982 to 1984.

Approximate Number Manufactured
325 to 350.

Manufacturer
Synton, Breukelen, Holland (no longer doing business).

Insider Information
Synton founder Felix Visser was inspired to design synthesizers after purchasing an EMS Synthi-A that stopped functioning three days after he’d brought it home from London. In the process of repairing it, he analyzed the Synthi-A’s circuitry and thought he could do better. He started Synton in 1973 to materialize his concept of a voltage-controlled synth. . . . Visser was a jazz drummer who began experimenting with electronic music during the late ’60s. He owns an extensive collection of vintage electronic gear and is in the process of opening a museum called the Elektryseum in Holland.

Original Retail Price
$1,095.

Current Value
$4,000 to $6,000."

Weevil 08 by Bugbrand

YouTube via cygnusvideo
"http://www.bugbrand.co.uk http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/ http://www.myspace.com/cygnusmusic "

The Bob Moog Foundation Blog

"The Bob Moog Foundation is proud to be sending you this message from The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC where we are hosting the CD Release party for Mooged Out: Asheville.

To see pictures and read some stories from the night, visit our new blog at link

With 12 bands here, it's going to be quite a party. The first set features a mix of artists from the CD (you can buy it at our website) and the second set is one of our favorite funk bands: Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band.

Have a great night! Make sure to check www.moogfoundation.org to get your copy of the CD."